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Press Releases, 3/4/2013 | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH
RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY
MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Press release
4 March 2013

Director General of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Tero Varjoranta designated as the Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Director General of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Mr. Tero Varjoranta, has been designated as the next Deputy Director General for Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Mr Varjojaranta will head the Department of Safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Department of Safeguard's primary role is to deter the proliferation of nuclear weapons by detecting early the misuse of nuclear material or technology, and by providing credible assurances that States are honouring their safeguards obligations.

Mr. Varjoranta will officially assume his position at the beginning of October.